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INTRODUCTORY   NOTE, 


'THE  facts  detailed  in  this  pamphlet  have  been  col- 
lected during  the  last  academic  year  by  means 
of  an  investigation  conducted  by  Mr.  James  W.  Alex- 
ander, of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  Professor  W.  M. 
Sloane,  of  the  Faculty  of  Princeton  University.  The 
material  thus  collected  has  been  digested  and  arranged 
by  Mr.  Edwin  M.  Norris,  a  graduate  of  Princeton 
University  in  the  class  of  1895.  The  information  comes 
in  every  instance  from  students  of  character  and  stand- 
ing, and  may  be  depended  upon  as  giving  a  thoroughly 
reliable  exhibit  of  what  constitutes  necessary  and  rea- 
sonable expenses  for  students  of  small  and  moderate 
means  at  Princeton  University  at  the  present  time. 

Francis  L.    Patton, 
President  of  Princeton  University. 

Princeton,  August,  1896. 


EXPENSES  AT  PRINCETON 


This  pamphlet  is  published  for  the  definite  purpose 
of  counteracting  the;  effect  of  certain  rumors  which 
have  been  recently  spread  abroad,  concerning  the  ex- 
penses of  students  at  Princeton.  These  rumors  are  to 
the  effect  that  with  the  expansion  of  Princeton  College 
into  Princeton  University,  a  corresponding  expansion 
has  taken  place  in  point  of  the  cost  of  securing  an  edu- 
cation at  Princeton.  Princeton  is  no  longer  the  small 
college  of  sixteen  professors  and  250  students  it  was 
when  in  1868  Doctor  McCosh  assumed  the  Presidency. 
The  college  has  put  behind  it  the  day  of  small  things. 
Within  the  last  twenty-five  years  the  membership  of 
the  faculty  has  increased  five-fold,  and  the  number  of 
students  has  increased  more  than  four-fold.  The  little 
campus  of  a  few  acres  has  grown  to  the  proportions  of  a 
large  university  park,  dotted  with  buildings  to  the  num- 
ber of  thirty-five,  where  formerly  there  were  but  nine. 
Meantime  many  sons  of  wealthy  families  have  been 
attracted  to  Princeton  by  the  improved  educational 
advantages.  Some  have  had  large  allowances,  and  a 
few  have  had  very  little  limitation  placed  upon  their 
purses.  Reports  of  the  large  expenses  of  such  men 
may  have  led  to  the  very  superficial  belief,  among 
people  who  have  not  opportunity  to  learn  the  full 
truth,  that  a  poor  boy,  or  one  of  limited  means,  can 
no  longer  take  full  advantage  of  the  educational  oppor- 
tunities offered  at  Princeton.  But  such  a  belief  could 
arise  only  from  an  ignorance  of  the  facts,  for  a  little 
attention  to  facts  and  figures  will  show  conclusively 


that  Princeton  has  not  become  a  rich  man's  college, 
but,  on  the  contrary,  that  its  advantages  are  at  the 
present  time  as  accessible  as  they  ever  were  to  a  stu- 
dent of  moderate  means,  and  furthermore,  that  the 
very  fact  of  its  great  expansion  has  given  rise  to  a 
condition  of  life  which  enables  the  poor  student,  who 
is  at  the  same  time  a  really  intelligent  and  energetic 
man,  to  pursue  his  studies  at  Princeton  to  better  pecu- 
niary advantage  than  he  could  do  in  the  day  of  small 

things. 

I. 

The  student  of  moderate  means  may  be  character- 
ized as  the  prevailing  type  at  Princeton.  He  maintains 
a  creditable  standing  in  his  class  and  finds  time  to  play 
baseball,  football,  tennis,  or  engage  in  some  of  the  other 
branches  of  college  athletics,  as  his  tastes  dictate.  He 
may  represent  his  college  on  a  'varsity  team.  He  also 
finds  time  to  read  a  good  deal,  to  engage  in  hall  work 
or  write  for  the  college  press;  to  become  acquainted 
with  nearly  if  not  quite  the  entire  student  body,  and 
has  ample  opportunity  to  make  many  warm  friendships* 
He  takes  college  honors  of  some  sort,  and  is  quite  likely 
to  be  chosen  by  his  classmates  as  one  of  the  orators  for 
class-day.  This  typical  Princeton  man  stands  on  his 
merits  and  enjoys  the  respect  of  his  fellow-students. 
His  life  on  the  campus,  in  the  class-room,  on  the  ath- 
letic field  and  at  his  boarding  club  is  taken  as  the  meas- 
ure of  his  real  worth,  and  length  of  purse  and  ancestry 
are  of  equally  small  value  in  the  democratic  atmosphere 
in  which  he  finds  himself.  He  lives  comfortably,  find- 
ing it  unnecessary  to  stint  himself  in  money  matters, 
and  his  annual  expenses  are  covered  by  the  modest 
sum  of  $500  or  less. 


That  this  is  no  mere  fancy  but  is  a  fact  which  can 
be  substantiated  by  figures,  it  is  easy  to  prove.  If 
any  one  is  incredulous  on  this  point,  let  him  ponder 
the  following  statistics;  they  have  been  collected  dur- 
ing the  past  year,  for  the  purposes  of  this  pamphlet, 
and  are  entirely  reliable.  Three  recent  classes  are 
represented,  including  the  last  senior  class.  The 
honormen  of  these  classes  have  been  chosen,  because 
such  men,  particularly  the  second  group  men,  are  gen- 
erally acknowledged  to  be  the  representative  men  of 
the  college. 

In  one  of  these  classes,  seven  of  the  first  group  men 
in  the  academic  department,  graduating  with  the  dis- 
tinction of  Magna  cum  laude^  have  reported  the  fol- 
lowing expenses: 


Freshman 
Year. 

Sophomore 
Year. 

Junior 
Year. 

Senior 
Year. 

Mr. 

A. 

$270  00 

$250  00 

$250  00 

$300  00 

Mr. 

B. 

500  00 

350  00 

400  00 

400  00 

Mr. 

C. 

500  00 

500  00 

500  00 

500  GO 

Mr. 

D. 

450  00 

400  00 

400  00 

400  GO 

Mr. 

K. 

700  00 

700  00 

700  00 

70G  00 

Mr. 

F. 

400  00 

400  00 

450  00 

50G  GO 

Mr. 

G. 

400  00 

300  00 

325  00 

450  GO 

If  the  average  yearly  expenses  of  this  group  of  men 
be  taken,  they  will  be  found  to  be  §442.68.  The  annual 
outlay  of  one  of  these  men  averaged  less  than  $300 
and  of  another  less  than  $400.  For  the  last  three 
years,  four  of  the  seven  expended  $400  and  under 
annually. 

A  glance  at  the  expenses  of  the  second  group  {Cu7n 
laude)  men  of  the  same  class  is  quite  as  interesting. 
The  expense  statistics  of  twenty-four  men  of  this  group 
are  as  follows: 


Freshman 
Year. 

Sophomore 
Year. 

Jl'NIOR 

Year. 

Senior 
Year. 

Mr.  A. 

$325  00 

$350  00 

$350  00 

$400  00 

Mr.  B. 

450  00 

500  00 

450  00 

400  00 

Mr.  C. 

500  (DO 

500  00 

500  00 

600  00 

Mr.  D. 

390  00 

350  00 

350  00 

350  00 

Mr.  E. 

275  00 

300  00 

350  00 

400  00 

Mr.  F. 

350  00 

400  00 

400  00 

400  OG 

Mr.  G. 

300  00 

300  00 

275  00 

300  GO 

Mr.  H. 

350  00 

400  00 

400  00 

500  GG 

Mr.  I. 

450  00 

465  00 

440  00 

450  00 

Mr.  J. 

500  00 

500  00 

500  00 

500  00 

Mr.  K. 

500  00 

500  00 

500  00 

500  00 

Mr.  L. 

600  00 

600  00 

600  00 

600  00 

Mr.  M. 

400  00 

650  00 

500  00 

700  00 

Mr.  N. 

350  00 

350  00 

350  00 

350  GO 

Mr.  0. 

250  00 

250  00 

300  00 

300  00 

Mr.  P. 

500  CO 

500  00 

6gg  gg 

7OG  GO 

Mr.  Q. 

350  00 

350  00 

3OG  GO 

4GG  GO 

Mr.  R. 

400  00 

400  GO 

400  GO 

4OG  GG 

Mr.  S. 

500  00 

500  00 

600  OG 

600  GO 

Mr.  T. 

350  00 

350  00 

400  GO 

400  GO 

Mr.  U. 

300  00 

400  00 

400  GO 

3OG  GO 

Mr.  V. 

350  GO 

325  GO 

325  OG 

450  00 

Mr.  W. 

500  GO 

5GO  00 

500  GO 

6go  go 

Mr.  X. 

350  00 

350  CO 

300  00 

350  00 

The  average  man  of  these  twenty-four  members  of 
the  second  group  expended  $423,122  each  year  of  his 
college  course.  Thirteen  of  the  twenty-four  actually 
expended  less  than  $400  a  year,  and  of  all  these  honor 
men  of  this  class,  one-third  paid  for  their  college  course 
with  an  outlay  of  less  than  $400  annually. 

Take  another  class.  A  condensation  of  the  expense 
statistics  of  the  entire  first  group  {Magna  cum  laude) 
shows  the  following  results: 

Mr.  A.  averaged  $350.00  a  year, 
Mr.  B.  averaged    600.00  a  year, 


Mr.  C.  averaged  §Soo.oo  a  year, 
Mr,  D.  averaged  400.00  a  year, 
Mr.  E.  averaged  600.00  a  year, 
Mr.  F.  averaged  350.00  a  year, 
Mr.  G.  averaged    300.00  a  year. 

Four  out  of  the  seven  in  this  list  expended  less 
than  $400  a  year.  Two  of  these  men  supported  them- 
selves in  part,  and  one  of  them  was  a  prominent  ath- 
lete, and  at  the  end  of  his  course  received  the  vote  of 
his  class  for  the  best  all-around  man  in  the  class.  The 
condensed  statistics  of  the  second-group  {Cum  lauJe) 
men  of  the  same  class,  while  showing  a  slightly  higher 
average  expenditure,  are  worthy  of  consideration  in 
this  connection.     Here  are  the  figures: 


No. 

I  averaged 

$500.00  a  year, 

No. 

2  averaged 

500.00  a  year, 

No. 

3  averaged 

600.00  a  year, 

No. 

4  averaged 

500.00  a  year, 

No. 

5  averaged 

400.00  a  year. 

No. 

6  averaged 

500.00  a  year, 

No. 

7  averaged 

500.00  a  year, 

No. 

8  averaged 

500.00  a  year, 

No. 

9  averaged 

450.00  a  year. 

No. 

10  averaged 

550.00  a  year. 

No. 

II  averaged 

500.00  a  year. 

No. 

12  averaged 

550.00  a  year, 

No. 

13  averaged 

700.00  a  year. 

No. 

14  averaged 

450.00  a  year, 

No. 

15  averaged 

600.00  a  year. 

No. 

16  averaged 

600.00  a  year, 

No. 

17  averaged 

400.00  a  year. 

No. 

18  averaged 

400.00  a  year. 

No.  19  averaged  1,000.00  a  year. 

No.  20  averaged  500.00  a  year, 

No.  21  averaged  Soo.oo  a  year. 

No.  22  averaged  350.00  a  year, 


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No.  23  averaged  $600.00  a  year, 

No.  24  averaged  400.00  a  year, 

No.  25  averaged  700.00  a  year, 

No.  26  averaged  400.00  a  year, 

No.  27  averaged  400,00  a  year, 

No.  28  averaged  450.00  a  year. 

No.  29  averaged  500.00  a  year, 

No.  30  averaged  400.00  a  year, 

No.  31  averaged  600.00  a  year. 

No.  32  averaged  550.00  a  year. 

No.  33  averaged  500.00  a  year, 

No.  34  averaged  600.00  a  year, 

No.  35  averaged  400.00  a  year. 

Of  these  thirty-five  second  group  men,  twenty-two 
expended  $500  and  less  per  annum.  One  of  them  sup- 
ported himself  entirely  and  another  supported  himself 
in  part.  The  class  had  an  unusual  number  of  men  of 
ample  means,  and  the  average  expenses  are  conse- 
quently higher  than  those  of  other  classes. 

A  glance  at  another  class  shows  a  lower  average. 
This  class  contained  an  unusual  number  of  hard  stu- 
dents, and  the  honor  list  is  accordingly  large.  Of  the 
fifteen  men  receiving  high  general  honors,  or  Magna 
cum  laude,  the  following  condensed  statistics  are 
noteworthy: 

Mr.  A.  averaged  $500.00  a  year, 

Mr.  B.  averaged    475.00  a  year, 

Mr.  C.  averaged    410.00  a  year, 

Mr.  D.  averaged    400.00  a  year, 

Mr.  E.  averaged    800.00  a  year, 

Mr.  F.  averaged    460.00  a  yeax, 

Mr.  G.  averaged    680.00  a  year, 

Mr.  H.  averaged    700.00  a  year, 

Mr.  I.  averaged    425.00  a  year, 

Mr.  J.  averaged    500.00  a  year, 

Mr.  K.  averaged    400.00  a  year. 


Mr.  L.  averaged  ?40o.oo  a  year, 
Mr.  M.  averaged  350.00  a  year, 
Mr.  N.  averaged  400.00  a  year, 
Mr.  O.  averaged    430.00  a  year. 

Twelve  of  these,  or  three-fourths  of  the  entire  first 
group,  paid  for  their  college  course  at  an  expense  of 
$500  or  under  per  year.  Four  spent  $400  or  less  a  year; 
four  supported  themselves  in  part,  and  one  paid  nearly 
half  his  college  bills  from  prizes  which  he  won  at  Prince- 
ton. The  average  yearly  expenses  of  the  entire  fifteen 
were  $488.66!. 

The  second  group  men  of  the  same  class  had  the 
follQwing  average  expenses: 

No.     I  averaged  $600.00  a  year, 
No.     2  averaged    400.00  a  year, 
No.     3  averaged    500.00  a  year, 
No.    4  averaged    400.00  a  year. 
No.     5  averaged    700.00  a  year. 
No.     6  averaged    250.00  a  year, 
No.     7  averaged    300.00  a  year, 
No.     8  averaged    300.00  a  year. 
No.    9  averaged    800.00  a  year. 
No.  10  averaged    325-00  a  year. 
No.  It  averaged    230.00  a  year. 
No.  12  averaged    475-00  a  year, 
No.  13  averaged    400.00  a  year. 
No.  14  averaged    500.00  a  year, 
No.  15  averaged    500.00  a  year. 
No.  16  averaged    450.00  a  year. 
No.  17  averaged    575-00  a  year. 
No.  iS  averaged    475-00  a  year. 
No.  19  averaged    325.00  a  year, 
No.  20  averaged    250.00  a  year. 
No.  21  averaged    350.00  a  year, 
No.  22  averaged    315.00  a  year. 
No.  23  averaged    700.00  a  year, 


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No.  24  averaged  $500.00  a  year, 

No.  25  averaged  300.00  a  year, 

No.  26  averaged  400.00  a  year, 

No.  27  averaged  275.00  a  year, 

No.  2S  averaged  460.00  a  year. 

No.  29  averaged  325.00  a  year. 

No.  30  averaged  600.00  a  year, 

No.  31  averaged  700.00  a  year, 

No.  32  averaged  800.00  a  year, 

No.  33  averaged  800.00  a  year, 

No.  34  averaged  350.00  a  year, 

No.  35  averaged  300.00  a  year. 

No.  36  averaged  600.00  a  year, 

No.  37  averaged  400.00  a  year. 

No.  38  averaged  650.00  a  year. 

No.  39  averaged  400.00  a  year. 

Twenty-eight,  or  nearly  three-fourths  of  these  thirty- 
nine  second  group  men  expended  $500  or  less  each  year; 
twenty,  or  over  one-half,  expended  $400  or  less;  five 
of  them  supported  themselves  in  part,  and  two 
supported  themselves  entirely.  If  the  two  groups  of 
honormen  of  this  class  be  taken  together,  of  the  fifty- 
four,  forty,  or  nearly  three-fourths,  expended  $500  a 
year  or  less;  twenty-four  of  the  fifty- four  expended 
$400  or  less.  These  men  are  the  hard  students  of  the 
class,  but  they  are  not  ''polers"  only.  Among  these 
lists  are  represented  the  social  element  of  the  class,  no 
less  than  the  literary  and  athletic  elements.  One-fourth 
of  them  are  members  of  the  senior  and  junior  social 
clubs.  They  are  the  men  who  support  the  literary 
societies,  maintain  the  religious  work  amongst  the  stu- 
dents, represent  the  college  in  intercollegiate  debate, 
edit  the  undergraduate  publications — in  short,  the  solid 
men  of  the  class. 


II 


II. 

But  gratifying  as  are  these  statistics  showing  the 
average  annual  expenses  of  these  representative  Prince- 
ton students  of  moderate  means  to  be  $500  and  under, 
it  must  not  be  forgotten  that  for  the  student  of  very 
narrow  means  the  argument  from  ''average  expenses" 
is  practically  worthless.  For  while  a  hundred  men  of 
moderate  means  may  live  comfortably  and  respectably 
on  $500  per  year  at  Princeton,  a  few  students  with 
large  means  are  necessarily  included  in  any  calculation 
like  the  above,  and  their  high  and  unnecessary  expend- 
itures come  in  to  raise  the  average  and  so  impair  the 
value  of  the  calculation.  For  the  poor  student,  not 
the  average  expenses  computed  from  the  expenditures 
of  all  the  men  at  the  university,  but  the  minimum  ex- 
pense, is  the  proper  basis  of  calculation.  He  does  not 
ask  for  a  theoretical  mean,  but  for  a  practical  minimum. 
He  wants  to  know  what  is  the  least  practicable  expense 
for  a  poor  man  to  incur  in  going  through  Princeton. 
To  such  an  inquirer  it  is  hoped  that  the  letters  appended 
to  this  pamphlet  will  prove  of  interest  and  benefit. 
These  letters  speak  for  themselves  and  need  little  ex- 
planation. They  tell  in  very  plain  language  what  has 
been  done,  and  since  they  were  all  written  by  men  now 
in  college  or  but  recently  graduated,  they  may  be  confi- 
dently accepted  as  indicating  to  a  certainty  what  can 
be  done  at  Princeton  at  this  present  time  by  men  of 
the  right  sort.  The  original  letters,  copies  of  which 
are  here  appended,  are  signed  by  their  writers,  and 
each  student  who  writes  is  personally  known  to  the 
professor  who  collected  the  letters.  These  letters 
demonstrate  beyond  peradventure  that  the  growth  of 


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Princeton  College  into  Princeton  University  has  brought 
with  it  a  condition  of  academic  life  which  enables  the 
man  of  extremely  narrow  means,  provided  he  have 
energy  and  ability,  to  pursue  his  course  of  higher  edu- 
cation to  better  pecuniary  advantage  than  he  could 
have  done  at  any  time  in  the  past  history  of  the  insti- 
tution. And  this  is  true,  because  a  larger  institution 
provides  larger  opportunities  for  self-help.  Opportu- 
nities for  tutoring  are  numerous,  at  remunerative  rates 
of  compensation,  and  men  are  not  wanting  who  have 
paid  their  entire  college  expenses  by  this  means.  Op- 
portunities for  paying  one's  board  by  means  of  "run- 
ning a  club"  are  open  to  capable  men,  after  they  have 
formed  acquaintances  in  college.  Agencies  held  for 
commercial  houses  in  the  neighboring  cities  contribute 
to  the  partial  support  of  a  limited  number  of  students. 
In  addition,  there  are  a  great  many  minor  ways  of 
helping  out  one's  expenses,  but  these  are  too  various 
to  be  set  down  in  detail  in  this  place. 

But  it  should  be  carefully  borne  in  mind  that  all 
this  is  addressed  to  men  of  good  health,  energy  and 
ability.  It  should  be  especially  understood  that  it  is 
not  said  to  encourage  the  dull  and  commonplace  man 
to  hope  to  pay  his  way  at  Princeton,  for  the  students 
who  pay  their  own  way  through  Princeton  are  and  must 
be  bright,  enterprising  men,  of  more  than  average 
ability. 

The  frequent  references,  in  these  letters,  to  aid  re- 
ceived from  the  college,  may  be  explained  by  turning 
to  page  156  of  the  last  annual  catalogue  of  the  College, 
where  will  be  found  the  statement  that  it  is  the  policy 
of  the  College  to  remit,  on  application,  a  portion  of 


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the  tuition  ($100.00  of  the  $150.00)  in  the  Academic  De- 
partment *' of  candidates  for  the  ministry,  of  sons  of 
ministers,  and  also  of  other  applicants  who  present 
satisfactory  testimonials  of  good  moral  character  and 
of  more  than  ordinary  intellectual  ability  with  the  as- 
surance that  the  aid  requested  is  absolutely  needed. 
In  the  case  of  students  who  are  neither  candidates  for 
the  ministry  nor  the  sons  of  ministers,  the  remission 
of  tuition  is  to  be  regarded  as  a  loan  (without  interest) 
to  be  repaid  to  the  College  whenever  it  can  be  done 
without  serious  financial  embarrassment." 

Particular  attention  is  called  to  the  fact  that  the 
appended  letters  show  that  bright  students  who  are 
economical  in  their  habits  can  go  through  Princeton 
for  less  than  $300  a  year,  provided  they  obtain  a  schol- 
arship. It  is  also  plain  that  this  sum  may  be  reduced 
by  taking  advantage  of  the  opportunities  for  self-help 
during  their  college  course.  In  fact,  many  men  man- 
age to  [go  through  in  this  way  practically  with  no 
expense. 


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Following  are  the  letters  referred  to  above,  as  writ- 
ten by  the  students  themselves. 

Princeton,   N.   J.,  Jan.  22,  1896. 

Prof.  Sloane: 

Dear  Sir — My  college  expenses  at  Princeton  for 
two  years  (estimating  the  expense  for  the  remainder  of 
this  year)  have  been  about  $500.  This  doesn't  include 
clothes  and  travelling  expenses.     My  tuition  is  $50. 

Resp't, 


Professor  W.  M.  Sloane: 

Dear  Sir — The  following  account  is  an  approxi- 
mate estimate  of  all  necessary  expenses  in  my  college 
year.  My  allowance  is  $16.00  a  month  or  $160.00 
for  the  college  year. 

Dues,  games,  periodicals,  etc  .  $25  00 

Books 20  00 

Car  fare I5  oo 

Clothes 50  00 

Current  expenses 50  00 

$160  00 
College  bills 240  00 

$400  00 
Very  truly  yours, 

January  22,  '96,  

Class  of  1897. 


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Dear  Prof.  Sloane: 

I  send  you  a  condensed  statement  of  my  college 
expenses,  in  accordance  with  your  request. 

1S92-93    1S93-94     1894-95    1S65-96 
Room  rent  (including  furni 
ture,  light,  heat,  etc.) 

Board 

Washing 

College  public  room  fees 
Books  (estimate).     .      . 


$144  00 

$72  00 

$72  GO 

$72  GO 

116  00 

116  GO 

72  00 

72  00 

18  00 

10  GO 

IG  GO 

10  00 

25  00 

25  00 

25  GO 

25  GO 

25  00 

15  00 

8  GO 

3  00 

$328  00   $238  00   $187  00  S1S2  GO 

Very  sincerely, 


Princeton,  Jan.  22,  1896. 

Professor  W.  M.  Sloane: 

Dear  Sir — My  expenses  are  as  follows: 

Board $126  oo 

Washing 9  oo 

Tuition 150  00 

Room  rent 40  oo 

Fuel   and  light 19  oo 

Text  books,  etc 18  oo 

Incidentals 10  00 

Total $372  GO 

This  list  is  exclusive  of  travelling  expenses,  hall 
and  other  dues  and  expenditures  which  are  not  inci- 
dental to  the  obtaining  of  an  education  at  Princeton. 

Sincerely  yours, 


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To  Prof.  W.  M.  Sloane: 

Estimate  of  expenses. 

College   bills, $89  50 

Furniture, ,     .  30  50 

Doctor  bills,     ......  20  00 

Books,  dues,  etc ,  25  00 

Clothing,  etc 50  00 

Games  and  trips 25  00 

Traveling  expenses.     .     .     -     .  20  00 

Incidentals 24  00 

$284  00 
No  tuition  paid,  and  board  bill  cancelled  by  running 
a  club. 


Princeton,   N.  J.,  Jan.  22,  1896. 

Professor  William  M.  Sloane: 

My  dear  Sir — Below  please  find  approximate  state- 
ment of  my  college  expenses  for  one  year  based  upon 
two  years*  experience. 

College   bill $80  00 

Various  societies 15  00 

Books  and  stationery.      .     .     .  25  00 

Subscriptions 5  00 

Athletics,  including  games.    .     .  25  00 

Laundry   bill 15  00 

Miscellaneous 10  00 

Total §175  00 

The  above  is  my  outside  figure,  of  course  omitting 
tuition  and  boarding. 

Very  sincerely  yours. 


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Princeton,  12-13-95. 
Prof.  Sloane: 

Dear  Sir — My  college  expenses  in  Princeton  dur- 
ing my  freshman  year  for  tuition,  board  and  fuel  were 
$452.  For  travelling  expenses  and  all  other  outlays  I 
did  not  exceed  $150,  making  a  total  of  $602. 

For  my  sophomore  year  my  expenses  were  about 
$50  less — due  to  cheaper  rent  of  rooms  in  the  college 
buildings.  My  expenses  this  year  will  be  about  the 
same  as  last. 

I  consider  that  I  am  living  comfortably,  without 
being  either  prodigal  or  niggardly. 
Respectfully  yours, 


Prof.  William  M.  Sloane, 

95  Bayard  Ave., 

Princeton. 


Dear  Prof.  Sloane: 

Here  is  the  statement  of  my  college  expenses  which 
you  asked  me  to  make: 


freshman  year. 


First  term  college  bill. 
Second  term  college  bill 
Other  expenses.      .     , 


Total 

sophomore 

First  term  college  bill. 
Second  term  college  bill 
Other  expenses .     .     , 


Total. 


EAR 


$103 

50 

109 

75 

36 

75 

$250 

00 

$57 

00 

40.50 

32 

50 

$130  00 


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JUNIOR    YEAR. 

First  term  college  bill.     .     .     .     $87  93 
Other  expenses 12  07 


Total  (first  term).     .     .     .  $100  00 
Yours  very  truly, 


Jan.  18,  '96. 


Princeton,  Jan.  27,  1896. 

Dear  Sir: 

Enclosed  is  my  expense  account  for  one   college 
year,  1895-96,  if  it  is  not  too  late  to  be  of  use  to  you» 

For  board $72  00 

Tuition 80  00 

Room  rent 19  00 

Fuel 5  00 

Gas 6  00 

Total  (one  term).     .     .     .  $182  00 

2 

Total  (one  year).     .     .     .  $364  00 
Monthly  allowance  $20.    .     .     .     1 80  00 

$544  00 
The  monthly  allowance  includes  all  such  expenses 
as  clothes-wash,  college  papers,  general  spending  money, 
&c.,  &c.,  so  that  $90  or  $100  could  be  subtracted  as 
not  coming  directly  under  college  expenses. 

My  room-mate's  expenses  are  about  the  same,  ex- 
cepting $180  for  board  instead  of  §144. 
Respectfully, 


/ 


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Professor  Sloane: 

Dear  Sir — In  response  to  your  request  for  an  esti- 
mate of  expenses  during  a  year  here  at  college,  I  send 
you  this  tardy  statement.  $ioo  of  the  tuition  charge 
is  excused,  because  of  my  intention  to  study  for  the 
ministry,  so  that  leaves — 

$50.00  a  year  for  tuition, 
20.00  a  year  for  room  rent, 
11.00  a  year  for  coal  deposit, 
18.00  a  year  for  gas  deposit, 
140.00  a  year  for  board, 


$239.00  as  a  total  for  the  year. 
Besides  this,  as  you  asked  for  personal  expenses,  I 
will  say  that  the  last  two  years,  when  my  expenditures 
have  been  much  less  than  formerly,  I  have  spent  about 
$30  for  clothing,  and,  I  think,  $15  additional  for  inci- 
dentals. From  this  may  be  subtracted  $10  each  term 
for  acting  as  ''spotter"  in  your  senior  lecture  room. 
Very  truly  yours. 


Jan.  15,  1896. 

Dear  Sir: 

In  accordance  with  your  request,  I  send  you  a  list 
of  my  college  expenses. 

FRESHMAN    YEAR. 

Board,  36  weeks  at  $3.35.     •     •  ?I20  60 

Room  fees 50  00 

Fuel 6  00 

Clothing  (estimated) 90  00 

Travelling,  books,  etc. (estimated)    150  00 

Total $416  60 


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Sophomore  year  the  same  except  that  I  paid  $3.50 
for  board,  making  the  total  $422.00. 

JUNIOR  YEAR. 
Board,  36  weeks  at  $4.00.     .     .   $144  00 

Room  fees 50  00 

Fuel 6  00 

Clothing-   (estimated),      ...       90  00 
Travelling,  books,  etc., (estimated)  175  00 

Total $465  00 

I  have  made  my  estimate  high  and  think  that  if  I 
had  the  exact  figures  the   total   would   be   somewhat 
lower.     This  year,   with  commencement  expenses  in- 
cluded, will  be  no  higher  than  junior  year. 
Very  truly  yours, 


Jan.  9,  '96. 


Princeton,  June  18. 


Prof.  W.  M.  Sloane, 

Princeton,  N.  J. 
Dear  Sir — In  compliance  with  your  request,  There- 
with submit  estimate  of  expenses  incurred  during  one 
year  at  Princeton  College.  I  secured  an  eating  club, 
which  paid  board  bills  for  the  year,  and  a  scholarship 
•of  $100.     My  actual  expenses  then  were: 

Railroad  fare,  Boston,      .     .     .  I  7  50 

Tuition, 50  00 

Room  rent, 40  00 

Fuel  and  light, 8  00 

Washing, 14  00 

Spending  money,     .     ,     .     .     ,  18  00 

$137  50 
No  new  clothing  needed. 


It  is  by  no  means  a  difficult  matter  for  a  man  with 
determination  and  some  ability  to  earn  his  entire  way 
thro'  college  by  economy  and  work  during  time  not 
required  by  studies. 

Very  resp'y  yours, 


Princeton,  Dec.  12,  1896. 

Dear  Professor  Sloane: 

It  is  very  gratifying  indeed  to  learn  that  a  correct 
statement  is  going  to  be  announced  through  the  press 
as  to  the  expenses  at  Princeton.  Only  a  year  ago  I 
asked  a  young  man  from  my  town  why  he  did  not  come 
to  Princeton  instead  of  going  to  Lafayette,  and  he  re- 
plied he  could  not  afford  it.  According  to  your  request 
I  submit  a  statement  of  my  expenses. 

For  freshman  year,  not  including  clothing,  R.  R.  fare,  Hall 
and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  dues  and  incidentals,  my  actual  ex- 
pense was $220  33 

Aid  received  from  the  scholarship  fund  and  the  Board  of 

Education,        130  00 

My  own  actual  expense, 9°  33 

Sophomore  year,  under  above  conditions,  actual  expense,     .       87  70 

For  the  present  year,  it  will  not  be  quite  as  much 
as  last  year.  During  the  past  year  we  have  had  our 
room  furnished,  papered  and  fixed  up  very  comfort- 
ably, and  that  was  included  in  the  above.  Now,  this, 
of  course,  means  the  closest  kind  of  economy,  but  not 
to  the  extent  of  stinting  one's  self.  Any  further  in- 
formation that  I  can  give  for  the  interests  of  the  col- 
lege will  be  gladly  furnished  upon  request. 
Yours  truly, 


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Prof.  W.  M.  Sloane: 

Dear  Sir — In  pursuance  of  your  request,  I  have 
made  out  a  statement  as  to  my  yearly  expenses.  The 
totals  are  correct  if  the  various  items  may  not  be  ex- 
actly so.  I  would  state  that  of  the  amount  expended 
the  second  year,  I  earned  (part)  here  in  college  dur- 
ing that  year. 

First  Second 

Year.  Year. 

Board $io8  oo  $93  00 

R<x)m  rent.     ...  91  00  37  50 

Fuel S  00  8  50 

Railroad  expenses.    .  20  00  1 5  00 

Books 15  00  20  00 

Clothes 50  00  50  00 

Tuition 50  00  50  00 

Laundry 12  00  10  00 

Miscellaneous,     .     .  46  00  26  00 

$400  00       $310  00 
I  am  very  willing  to  have  this  statement  used  if  it 
can  be  of  any  advantage  to  the  college. 
Yours  very  truly, 


Statement  of  college  expenses 
at  Princeton  by     

FRESHMAN  YEAR,    1893-94. 

College  bill,  first  term,     .     .     .  $147  00 
College  bill,  second  term,      .     .      133  00 

Text  books, 9  75 

Subscriptions, 31  40 

Sundries, 51  96 

$373  II 


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SOPHOMORE  YEAR,    I  894-95. 

$133  25 

127  00 

13  50 

21  05 

55  14 


College  bill,  first  term, 
College  bill,  second  term, 
Text  books,  .... 
Subscriptions,     . 
Sundries,        .... 


$349  94 

JUNIOR  YEAR,    1895-96. 

College  bill,  first  term,     .     .     .     $64  55 

Note. — The  item  "  sundries"  does  not  include  money  spent  for 
clothes,  nor  travelling  nor  vacation  expenses.  The  item  "text-books  " 
is  small,  owing  to  the  fact  that  I  have  resold  most  of  my  books.  The 
amount  given  is  the  final  amount.  This  year  (Junior)  by  helping  to 
"  run  an  eating  club  "  I  get  my  board  at  two  dollars  ($2.00)  a  week. 
I  have  received  from  the  College  my  tuition  free  ($100).  I  would 
also  like  to  say  that  I  was  offered  a  scholarship  of  two  hundred  and 

fifty  dollars  ($250)  at  ,  but  that  after  carefully  looking  the 

ground  over  I  found  that  $100  at  Princeton  would  go  further  than 

$250  at  ,  and  my  experience  has  proved  to  me  the  truth  of 

my  first  opinion. 


Princeton,  N.  J.,  June  15,  1896. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  hand  you  below  a  statement  of  my  expenses  while 
in  Princeton  College,  as  requested. 

I  went  to  Princeton  with  $280.00  in  my  pocket. 
Before  June  I  was  obliged  to  borrow  $50.00,  so  my 
expenses  for  Freshman  year  were  about  $330.00.  The 
two  following  years  I  kept  an  accurate  account  of  every- 
thing spent.     The  following  is  the  result: 

Sophomore  year,     ,     .     .     .     .  ?44i  01 
Junior  year, 5^5  10 


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In  senior  year  I  kept  an  account  of  the  receipts 
only.  But,  as  I  left  college  with  about  the  same 
amount  on  hand  I  had  when  I  went  there  in  the  fall, 
my  expenses  must  have  been  nearly  the  same  as  my 
receipts — namely,  $570. 

The  above  figures  include  clothes,  books  and  all 
expenses  of  every  kind,  from  September  to  June,  to- 
gether with  travelling  expenses. 

After  Freshman  year  I  earned  a  great  deal  by 
tutoring.  In  fact  during  the  last  three  years  I  may 
say  I  paid  my  expenses  in  this  way,  for  when  senior 
year  was  over  I  found  myself  in  debt  only  about  $100 
for  money  borrowed  at  different  times  to  help  out  my 

earnings. 

Yours  very  respectfully, 


Princeton,  N.  J.,  Jan.  22,  1896. 

Dear  Prof.  Sloane: 

Inclosed   please   find   list   of   expenses   for   college 
course  as  near  as  I  can  get  at  them. 

FRESHMAN  YEAR. 

Including  College  bills,  furnishing  rooms,  etc,     .     .      .      .     $188  00 

Clothing, 50  00 

Travelling,  washing,  tobacco,  etc 50  00 

$288  00 
SOPHOMORE  YEAR. 

College  bills,  books,  etc., ^11800 

Clothing, 75  00 

Travelling  expenses,  including  football  games,     ....  50  00 

Miscellaneous 25  00 

$268  00 


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JUNIOR  YEAR. 

College  bills,  books,  etc., $205  00 

Clothing, ,     .     .         75  00 

Miscellaneous,  including  travelling,  football  games,  wash- 
ing, tobacco,  etc., 75  00 

$355  00 
Senior  year  will  cost  about  $400.00. 

$2SS  GO 
268  GO 

355  00 

400  GO 

§1,311  00         Average  expenses,  $327.75  per  year. 
This  is  itemized  about  as  closely  as  I  can  get  it 
from  the  accounts  I  have  kept.     Hoping  it  will  be  of 
service  to  you,  I  remain 

Sincerely  yours, 


Dear  Prof.  Sloane: 

Having  saved  $130  from  my  earnings  before  enter- 
ing college,  I  entered  the  Sophomore  class  of  Prince- 
ton in  the  fall  of  1893,  thus  joining  the  class  of  '96. 
During  Sophomore  year  I  did  what  work  I  could  get 
to  do  and  closed  the  year  with  $5.30  in  my  pocket. 
The  following  summer  I  was  at  work  about  half  the 
time  and  came  back  in  September  to  begin  Junior  year. 
I  became  manager  of  a  boarding  club  and  kept  con- 
stantly on  the  lookout  for  something  to  do.  Junior 
year  cost  me  just  about  $50,  for  at  commencement 
time  I  had  almost  as  much  money  on  hand  as  at  the 
beginning  of  the  year.  Last  summer  I  was  at  work 
part  of  my  vacation  and  made  about  §60.      Senior  year 


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is  perhaps  the  most  expensive  year  in  college,  but  not- 
withstanding this  fact  I  have  by  management  of  clubs 
and  by  taking  advantage  of  the  numerous  opportuni- 
ties to  make  money  which  come  in  the  way  of  a  young 
man  here  in  Princeton,  made  more  money  than  I  will 
spend  and  will  graduate  with  a  larger  amount  to  my 
credit  in  the  bank  than  I  had  at  the  beginning  of  the 
year. 

Thus,  while  my  actual  expenses  in  college  have 
been  a  little  more  than  $200  a  year,  my  college  course 
has — even  from  a  financial  point  of  view — been  a  source 
of  profit  to  me,  for  I  have  made  more  money  than  I 
have  spent. 

It  might  be  well  here  to  add  that  since  entering 
college  I  have  supported  myself  entirely,  receiving  no 
aid  from  home  or  from  any  Church  Educational  Board. 

Very  truly. 


My  Dear  Sir: 

While  in  college  at  Princeton  recently,  I  found  it 
convenient  to  make  a  practical  test  of  the  theories  of 
** putting  one's  self  through."  Near  the  close  of  my 
Sophomore  year  I  was  unexpectedly  thrown  on  my  own 
resources.  During  the  succeeding  vacation  I  canvassed, 
but  made  nothing,  and  returned  to  college  with  but 
$7.  By  means  of  running  a  club,  corresponding  for  a 
New  York  daily,  and  tutoring,  I  finished  the  year  with 
a  square  account.  Senior  year  I  did  not  run  a  club 
but  corresponded  for  papers,  edited  a  syllabus,  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  N.  H.  Committee,  and  ended 


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the  year  with  money  to  spare.  There  are  three  ways 
by  which  a  young  man  with  a  short  bank  account  can 
get  through  Princeton,  (i)  Borrow  the  money;  (2) 
don't  spend  anything,  but  wear  a  sweater  and  cordu- 
roy trousers;  (3)  make,  pay  and  enjoy  as  you  go.  The 
third  is  by  far  the  best  plan,  and  conditions  at  Prince- 
ton are  wonderfully  adapted  to  its  successful  execution. 
There  are  numerous  business  openings,  such  as  agen- 
cies, &c.  For  example,  a  friend  of  mine,  through  a 
wholesale  New  York  house,  supplied  a  score  of  eating 
clubs  with  butter  and  beef,  keeping,  of  course,  a  pay- 
ing commission.  Literary  ability  can  be  transferred 
to  the  cash  account.  The  college  authorities  co-oper- 
ate by  way  of  reduction  to  earnest  men.  Popularity  and 
place  among  classmates  need  not  be  sacrificed.  Prince- 
ton's democratic  spirit  makes  it  pleasanter  for  the  man 
of  moderate  means.  The  two  years  during  which  I 
made  my  own  money  were  far  more  enjoyable  than  the 
other  two,  to  say  nothing  of  their  value  in  the  way  of 
business  experience.  Since  graduation  I  have  visited 
numerous  other  colleges  and  find  that  nowhere  can  the 
financial  question  be  solved  so  effectually  and  enjoya- 
bly  as  at  Princeton. 

Yours  truly, 


Princeton,  N.  J.,  Jan.  9,  1896. 

Prof.  William  M.  Sloane,  Ph.D.,  L.H.D. : 

Dear  Professor  Sloane — In  accordance  with  your 
request,  made  some  time  ago,  I  submit  a  statement  of 
my  College  expenses. 


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Being  a  student  for  the  ministry  my  tuition  fee  is 
remitted.  I  am  running  an  eating  club,  thus  securing 
my  board  free.  My  College  bill  for  first  term  was 
forty  dollars  and  eighty-five  cents  ($40.85),  this  being 
paid  partially  through  the  Scholarship  Fund  of  the 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Education  and  partially  by  my 
own  efforts.  I  started  my  Senior  year  with  thirty-five 
dollars,  the  savings  from  my  summer  work.  I  have 
earned  since  college  opened  sixty-four  dollars  and 
fifty  cents  (§64.50)  made  up  as  follows: 

By  commission  for  managing  stationery  and  engraving  busi- 
ness for  Dreka,  Philadelphia,  at  10%, $22  40 

By  commission  for    managing   athletic    business  of    Horace 

Partridge  Co.,   Boston, 15   10 

By  commission  for  advertisements  for  Alumni  Princetonian,      15  00 

By  tutoring  in  Economics, "1200 


I64  50 


From  this  I  have  been  able  to  buy  all  the  books 
absolutely  required  by  my  subjects,  shoes,  one  com- 
plete suit  of  clothes,  an  additional  coat  and  vest,  and 
several  trips  to  Philadelphia  to  visit  my  sisters  at 
school  there.  Having  no  parents  and  no  resources 
beyond  what  I  saved  while  holding  a  lucrative  position 
in  business  and  what  I  have  made  in  college,  I  have 
been  able  to  go  thus  far,  middle  of  senior  year,  owing 
but  ten  dollars  at  present  to  a  member  of  my  family. 

You  are  at  perfect  liberty  to  use  these  facts,  feel- 
ing assured  that  the  name  will  be  held  strictly  confi- 
dential, as,  so  far  as  I  am  aware,  not  one  of  my  class- 
mates or  friends  knows  anything  definite  about  my 
financial  affairs. 


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Allow  me  in  closing  to  express  my  high  apprecia- 
tion of  your  efforts  in  this  direction  of  zealously 
upholding  the  name  of  our  beloved  Alma  Mater,  and 
with  best  wishes  for  your  success  in  this  as  well  as  in 
all  your  efforts  to  help  and  inspire  young  men,  believe 
me  to  remain,  sir, 

Yours  very  respectfully, 


Prof.  Sloane: 

Coming  to  college  in  the  fall  of  '92,  I  was  entirely 
ignorant  of  college  life  in  any  of  its  phases.  I  had 
never  been  a  student  and  knew  well  enough  that  hon- 
ors were  not  liable  to  come  my  way;  but  I  did  realize 
to  some  extent  how  much  there  is  in  a  large  college  to 
be  learned  which  cannot  be  found  in  text  books.  My 
class,  all  strangers  to  me  then,  I  knew  contained  some 
who  would  sooner  or  later  become  friends  of  mine, 
with  all  that  means  in  a  college  life.  Men  whose 
friendship  would  last  thro'  my  life  and  for  whom  I  ex- 
pected to  give  the  best  that  was  in  me.  This  I  knew, 
too,  was  not  consistent  with  the  life  of  a  close  student 
whose  time  is  not  his  own.  I  do  not  deny  that  there 
are  many  who  live  lives  of  the  closest  study  and  yet 
enjoy  all  the  other  advantages  of  college  life,  but  these 
in  any  college  are  limited,  such  an  one  is  nothing  more 
or  less  than  a  genius.  A  closed  door  must  sooner  or 
later  dampen  a  friend's  ardor. 

My  freshman  year,  as  is  the  general  rule,  was  the 
most  expensive.  My  room  cost  $3.00  per  week  but 
was  good  at  the  price,  for  I  had  a  large  study  and  a 
bedroom.     My  board  was  $5.00.     I  could  have  gotten 


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cheaper  rooms  and  board,  but  there  was  no  necessity 
for  my  being  careful  then,  as  the  panic  which  caused 
so  much  hard  times  over  the  country  had  not  been 
really  felt.  My  clothing  and  general  expenses  were 
small  for  I  never  spent  much  for  clothes.  My  actual 
expenses  amounted  to  about  $500  and  my  whole  year 
including  everything  did  not  amount  to  more  than 
$600,  according  to  checks  sent  from  home.  Most  of 
the  money  spent  was  in  following  the  base-ball  and 
foot-ball  teams  to  the  big  match  games.  Besides  this 
a  small  crowd  of  my  friends  used  to  meet  in  my  room 
and  we  generally  had  something  to  eat  after  the  man- 
ner of  freshmen. 

In  sophomore  year  I  felt  the  pressure  of  the  times 
and  that  I  must  cut  down  my  expenses.  After  think- 
ing the  thing  over  I  decided  to  make  sacrifices  even 
and  cut  some  expenses  that  seemed  necessary  and  to 
follow  the  life  of  a  college  man  as  far  as  possible.  I 
ran  a  club  that  year  which  saved  $180  per  year.  I 
had  a  room  in  college  which  amounted  to  $50  per  year. 
This  would  make  actual  expenses  amount  to  about 
$270.  Still  with  this  low  figure  for  necessary  expenses 
my  whole  year  cost  as  much  as  last  year.  Not  because 
there  was  any  necessity  for  it,  but  because  it  took  that 
much  to  live  my  sort  of  life  with  fellows  who  had  a 
great  deal  more  money. 

Yours, 


Princeton,  N.  J.,  March  27,  1896. 
My  Dear  Sir: 

After  fixing  my  Greek  grammar  preparation  riding 
a  sulky  plow  on  the  Northwestern  prairies,  I  had  the 


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ambition  of  my  life  gratified  to  this  extent,  that  my 
share  in  a  magnificent  crop  of  No.  i  hard  wheat 
assured  me  of  funds  enough  to  come  to  Princeton  for 
one  year.  It  seemed  like  taking  chances,  but  1  did 
not  have  to  send  home  for  money  during  the  year,  nor 
the  remaining  three  of  my  college  course.  The  way 
in  which  I  accomplished  this  was  by  running  a  club 
and  by  tutoring.  I  did  not  have  to  neglect  college 
work  to  do  this,  for  I  made  first  group  every  year. 
Besides,  I  was  a  member  of  the  '89  championship  foot- 
ball team  and  played  that  game  and  lacrosse  all 
through  my  college  course.  I  was  a  member  of  one 
of  the  clubs  (Ivy)  and  know  that  the  same  conditions 
exist  in  Princeton  to-day,  for  I  see  men  doing  the 
same  thing.  You  may  use  this  in  whatever  way  or 
shape  you  can.  I  am  only  sorry  that  I  cannot  give  it 
to  you  in  better  shape.  I  have  yet  to  see  the  fellow 
who  left  a  smaller  institution  to  come  here  who  was 
sorry  for  it  for  financial  or  any  other  reasons. 
Very  sincerely  and  respectfully. 


P.  S. — My  average  expense  for  the  four  years  was 
$270. 

(The  above  writer  adds  the  following  interesting 
facts :) 

''A  fellow  who  comes  here  can  get  through  as 
cheaply  as  anywhere.  A  man  whose  expenses  were 
$400  a  year  said  to  me  the  other  day  that  whenever 
there  were  athletic  games  he  went  to  them,  and  that 
he  had  simply  avoided  being  extravagant.  To  show 
that  men  get  through  on  §400  a  year  respectably 
in  all  ranks  and  orders  of  the  class,  I  have  before  me 


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the  figures  of  the  expense  of  a  third  group  man  of  the 
senior  class,  as  follows:  First  year,  §325;  second 
year,  $300;  third  year,  $300;  fourth  year,  §400.  Of 
another  from  the  fourth  group  thus:  First  year, 
$440;  second  year,  $320;  third  year,  $335;  fourth 
year,  $420,  etc.  I  am  sure  a  fellow  has  just  as  good 
a  chance  in  Princeton  as  he  can  want  to  get  through 
cheaply  and  at  the  same  time  to  attain  recognition. 


Princeton,  N.  J.,  Jan.  16,  1S96. 
Prof.  W.  M.  Sloane, 

Princeton,  N.  J. 
My  Dear  Sir — In  reply  to  your  request  for  an  esti- 
mate of  expenses  of  seniors  during  their  college  course, 
you  will  find  enclosed  a  partially  itemized  account. 


FRESHMAN   YEAR,    I 

Receipts. 

College, $115  00 

Father, 385  35 


-93. 


Total, $500  35 


Expenditures. 

Tuition, $100  00 

Board 131  00 

One-half  room-rent, 20  00 

One-half  fuel  deposit, 8  50 

Public  room  fees, 40  00 

Entrance  fee, 5  00 

Purchase  of  room, 50  00 

Travelling  expenses, 60  00 

Other  exp'es,  books,  games,  etc.,  85  85 

Total 


•?5oo  35 


SOPHOMORE  YEAR,    1893-94. 


Receipts. 

College, $100  00 

Father, 368  42 

Earned, 40  00 


$508  42 


EXI'ENDITUKES. 

Board, $122  50 

Tuition 100  00 

Public  room  fees, 50  00 

Room  rent, 40  co 

Fuel  deposit, 17  40 

Travelling, 60  00 

Other  expenses,  clothes,  etc.,. .  118  52 

$508  42 


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JUNIOR    YEAR,     1S94-95. 
Receipts.  Expenses. 

College    ?^°<^°°        Tuition $'0000 

Father 3483°        Public  room  fees, 500^ 

Earned, -  -        Board -850 

Room  rent, 40  00 

Fuel(coal), 1080 

Travelling 60  00 

Other  expenses, 79  "^ 

§468  30  ^^^^  30 

SENIOR  YEAR,  'qS-Q^.     (First  term). 

Receipts.                                                      Expenditures. 
College    5  5000        Tuition $  5o  00 


Earned, ^3i  3° 

Father, 26  00 


$207 


Public  room  fees, 25  00 

Fuel  deposit, 4  5° 

Board, ^6  50 

Room  rent, ^°  °° 

Travelling, ^5  00 

Other  expenses, 3^  3^ 

$207  30 


The  above  accounts  are  not  exactly  accurate,  but 
are  very  close  to  being  correct. 
Yours  very  respectfully, 


Princeton,  N.  J.,  June  15,  1896. 

Dear  Professor  Sloane: 

When  I  entered  Princeton  College  I  had  so  many 
conditions  that  the  Committee  on  Entrance  Examina- 
tions would  do  no  more  than  accept  me  on  a  month  s 
trial  I  worked  very  hard  that  month  and  at  the  di- 
visional examinations  passed  sufficiently  well  to  insure 
my  staying.  By  the  time  of  the  mid-year  examinations 
I  had  removed  nearly  all  of  my  entrance  conditions. 


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and  two  months  later  all  of  them  were  cleared  off. 
Meantime  I  kept  up  my  classroom  work  with  an 
average  rank,  and  did  considerable  literary  work  as  a 
member  of  one  of  the  Halls.  Throughout  my  college 
course  I  maintained  a  creditable  standing,  and  each 
succeeding  report  showed  a  better  grade,  so  that  I  was 
enabled  to  graduate  with  both  general  and  special 
honors,  receiving  Cum  laude.  I  took  several  prizes  in 
Hall  and  was  an  editor  of  one  of  the  undergraduate 
publications. 

I  have  paid  my  own  way  entirely.  I  came  to  col- 
lege with  $400  in  my  pocket,  which  I  had  saved  from 
my  earnings  while  making  such  preparation  as  I  had. 
This  $400  I  knew  would  assure  me  of  a  year,  at  any 
rate,  and  I  looked  to  the  opportunities  for  self-help  at 
Princeton,  to  enable  me  to  continue  with  my  class. 
$100  of  my  tuition  was  remitted,  as  is  done  in  a  great 
many  cases.  By  the  assistance  of  a  friend  who  had 
been  in  college  for  two  years,  I  secured  the  man- 
agement of  an  eating  club.  During  the  year  I 
expended  more  money  than  was  absolutely  neces- 
sary, but  I  finished  Freshman  year  with  nearly  half 
my  $400  still  on  hand.  In  sophomore  year  I  again 
ran  a  club,  and  my  $100  scholarship  was  continued. 
My  expenses  were  a  little  heavier  this  year  than  last, 
but  I  earned  a  considerable  amount  by  publishing  a 
syllabus,  copying  and  other  work,  and  closed  the  year 
without  incurring  a  debt.  At  the  beginning  of  my 
junior  year  I  returned  to  college  with  just  $5  on  hand, 
and  spent  this  for  a  week's  board,  while  reorganizing 
an  eating  club.  But  by  this  time  I  had  worked  up  a 
considerable  copying  business  among   the   professors 


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and  students,  and  I  was  soon  on  my  feet  again.  My 
scholarship  was  renewed  and  I  managed  to  raise 
enough  money  by  hook  or  crook  to  pay  my  bills  for 
the  year,  with  the  exception  of  $50,  which  I  was 
obliged  to  borrow.  I  had  a  large  number  of  friends 
and  spent  more  money  than  was  necessary.  During 
vacation  I  earned  about  $75  above  expenses,  and  with 
this,  minus  travelling  expenses,  return  to  college  for 
my  last  year.  I  became  correspondent  for  an  out-of- 
town  journal,  continued  my  copying  work,  published 
a  syllabus,  and  helped  myself  in  various  other  ways. 
During  the  year  I  suspect  I  expended  nearly  seven 
hundred  dollars,  but  I  kept  no  expense  accounts.  1 
lived  well  and  enjoyed  myself,  and  finished  the  year 
and  my  college  course  clear  of  debt  and  with  over  $200 
on  hand. 

During  my  college  course  I  participated  in  all  de- 
partments of  college  life,  and,  although  carrying  con- 
siderable extra  work,  always  had  time  to  enjoy  myself 
with  the  other  fellows.  I  have  seldom  missed  an  ath- 
letic event,  and  have  usually  attended  the  various 
undergraduate  concerts,  plays,  etc.  In  short,  I  have 
not  stinted  myself,  but  have  simply  avoided  wasting 
money. 

Yours  very  sincerely, 


Princeton  University  Press 
1896 


